A Wrinkle in Time 2018

A Wrinkle in Time 2018

A Wrinkle in Time 2018
PG | 1h 49min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy | 9 March 2018 (USA)

Storyline:

Following the discovery of a new form of space travel as well as Meg’s father’s disappearance, she, her brother, and her friend must join three magical beings – Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who, and Mrs. Which – to travel across the universe to rescue him from a terrible evil.

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Gabriel 2014

Gabriel 2014

Gabriel 2014
Not Rated | 22min | Short, Drama, Family | 23 August 2014 (Canada)

Storyline:

Gabriel, a 32-year-old Spanish man lives in Germany with his boyfriend Lars, far away from his conservative family. Time and again he remembers his childhood in daydreams.

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Sounds of Silence 1989

Sounds of Silence 1989

Sounds of Silence 1989
1h 48min | Horror | May 1989 (France)

Storyline:

A family in Los Angeles receives the news that they have inherited a mansion in Sweden. The family decides to take a trip to see their new property. There used to be a children’s home right next to the mansion. But they soon find out that all the children died somehow…

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A Billion Colour Story 2016

A Billion Colour Story 2016

A Billion Colour Story 2016
1h 45min | Drama | October 2016 (India)

Storyline:

In a world rapidly being torn asunder by violence, racism and suspicion, there is a growing despondence and a feeling that almost all of humanity is at cross purposes, and most of it at war. There is a dire need for reassurance that not all is lost, that the fundamental goodness of humanity is still intact. There need to be more love stories than revenge dramas, more stories of real life heroes than superhero sagas. There need to be more stories that reinforce our faith in each other rather than a mythical messiah who might never arrive to save us. A Billion Colour Story is one such story.

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Martijn en de magiër 1979

Martijn en de magiër 1979

Martijn en de magiër 1979
1h 44min | Family, Adventure | 5 July 1979 (Netherlands)

Storyline:

Martijn Vonk prefers to spend his time drawing and writing stories instead of helping in his parent’s shop. When a film company arrives in town to shoot a medieval fantasy, Martijn is offered to play the lead by the overenthusiastic director, and his grandfather is cast as a wizard. Meanwhile, a real sorcerer from India arrives on the scene, searching for a magical gathering place on which a confrontation between good and evil must be held. Martijn befriends Michiel, a young boy who is being held captive by the dark sorcerer.

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De tasjesdief 1995

De tasjesdief 1995

De tasjesdief 1995

De tasjesdief 1995
1h 36min | Drama, Family, Thriller | 6 April 1995 (Netherlands)

Storyline:

Alex is very close to his elderly grandmother partly because his busy parents seem to have little or no time for him. One day he surprises two boys from his school leaving her house and is shocked to find her tied up inside – they have robbed her! Alex is sworn to secrecy as his gran is worried that her daughter will think her incompetent. This secret leads Alex into trouble as the two boys accost him in the street and bully him into becoming a “bagsnatcher” (tasjesdief) for them, mugging old ladies. Alex learns how to deal with this situation in the end.

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Rough Road Ahead 2014

Rough Road Ahead 2014
Von jetzt an kein Zurück (original title)
1h 48min | Drama, Family, History | 12 March 2015 (Germany)

Storyline:

Germany, 1967. Ruby & Martin, a young couple, are rehearsing their uprising. The price is high: expulsion from school, parental violence, and ultimately institutionalization. But they are ready to take on the cause of love.

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The Butterfly Tree 2017

The Butterfly Tree 2017

The Butterfly Tree 2017

The Butterfly Tree 2017
1h 37min | Drama, Family | 23 November 2017 (Australia)

Storyline:

Evelyn, an ex-burlesque queen, bewitches single dad Al and his teenage son Fin with her zest for life. When father and son discover they are competing for the affections of the same woman, it reopens old wounds over the death of Fin’s mother.

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